Dimapur, Nov.02 (EMN): The Naga Council Dimapur has made an appeal to the Chief Minister to cancel the appointment the Dimapur Municipa Council advisory committee , since the present system of functioning of DMC under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is running smoothly with 'tremendous' development.
The Dimapur based mass civil society organisations such as GB's (Sadar) Union; Naga Women Hoho Dimapur (NWHD); and Dimapur Urban Colony Council Federation (DUCCF) under the banner of Naga Council Dimapur in a press release addressed to the Chief Minister stated that the present system of functioning DMC under Chief executive Officer (CEO) administrative head has shown the smooth running of the municipal office in regard to its competent support staff for which the citizens of Dimapur are a witness to the “tremendous development and improvement that has taken place under this system”.
The Naga council further acknowledged the state government under municipal affairs dept for constituting advisory committee to assist “apparent design to invite gross mismanagement and irregularities once again leading to exhaustion of crores of public funds without any sign of developmental activities as witnessed in the past”.
However the council claimed that section 23(A) of municipal Act contradict with Naga customary system and practices, as specifically granted under Article 3 7 l (A) of Indian Constitution. Therefore, any provision under the said Act, which is against the legitimate interest of the Naga's shall be reviewed and without which, Dimapur based mass civil societies collectively reaffirmed its stand to opposed the state government constitute advisory committee to municipal and town council in Nagaland until Municipal Act 2001 is reviewed for which the public of Dimapur shall not allow advisory at any cost, vice president K.Ghokheto Chophy said in a press release
In this regard, Naga Council Dimapur has urged the Chief Minister T.R. Zeilang to intervene in the matter “seriously and cancel the municipal Affairs Department order No."MA-79/2017 dated 31st Oct/2017 immediately for the betterment of common cause of Nagas in general. For which any untoward revolt of public anger will be solely responsible by the state government”.
